The CJEU judgment in PSV v Bauer (Case C-168/18) was finally handed down today, with many in the industry having held their breath in anticipation since Advocate General Hogan published his Opinion, in May this year. In that Opinion he concluded that Article 8 of the Insolvency Directive requires Member States to protect an employee’s … Read more

With the election done and dusted and a strong Conservative majority now in place in time for Christmas, what does the New Year hold for pensions? Read more

As expected, in today’s Queen’s speech, the Government has confirmed that it intends to reintroduce the Pension Schemes Bill before Parliament. The Bill was first introduced three weeks before Parliament was dissolved ahead of the General Election. We expect the Bill to be reintroduced early in the New Year and for the content to be … Read more

So, the Conservatives return to Government with an 80 seat majority – a result few people predicted in the run-up to last Thursday’s poll. At a macro level, this removes a great deal of the (immediate) uncertainty that has existed since the EU referendum in June 2016. Barring a very unexpected turn of events, we … Read more

The Pension Schemes Bill, introduced in Parliament on 15 October 2019, contained some significant new funding requirements for defined benefit (DB) occupational pension schemes. If the requirements are introduced as proposed it is likely to mean most corporate sponsors will be required to pay more money into their DB schemes more quickly than anticipated. The … Read more

Following the announcement of a new Pension Schemes Bill in the Queen’s Speech on 14 October 2019, the Bill has now been published. As anticipated, the Bill contains a number of significant new powers for the Pensions Regulator. However, the proposed new powers are significantly wider than many in the industry expected. If they are … Read more

The Pension Schemes Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech on Monday has been introduced in Parliament. You can view the Bill here. The Bill contains provisions which, if it reaches the statute books, will: introduce new powers for the Pensions Regulator enable employers to establish Collective DC schemes (based on the model developed by Royal … Read more

The long-awaited Pension Bill has been announced in the Queen’s speech today. We understand that the Bill (which will be a ‘Pension Schemes Bill’) could be published as soon as tomorrow. We are also expecting the Regulator to launch the first part of its consultation on the principles and framework for the new defined benefit … Read more